Upsetting explosive toy



`o. F. HABERIAIID.

UPSETTING EXPLOSIVE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.23. I9I7.

1,31 1,887. Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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UPSETTING EXPLOSIVE TOY.

'APPLICATION FILED OCT-23, 15H7.

1,3 1 1 ,887. i Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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OSCAR F. HABERLAND, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

UPSETTING EXPLOSIVE TOY.

.i .A further purpose is to trip the retaining latch of a blow-up toy through the same mechanism as is used in stopping the motor. A further purpose is `to utilize an addiltional part of the stroke of the s ring in a blow-up toy for imitating the e ects of an explosiOn.

A further purpose is to so correlate stopping notches for the winding mechanism and distances as to conveniently predeteimine the point of explosion.

Further purposes will appear in the specification'and in the claims.

I prefer to illustrate my invention by but one of the forms inwhich it may appear, selecting` therefor a form which has proved in use to be practical, efficient` and inexpensive, and which at the same time well illustrates the principles of ,my invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figs. 2 and 4 are vertical sections through the center of Fig. 1, showing the parts in different positions.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view `of the structure of Fig. 1 with some of the parts removed.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a detailed part.l p

In the drawing similar numerals indicate like parts.

The body of my toy is shown at 1 as simulating a ship, which for certain parts of my invention may beA driven through wheels 2, 2, on land, or inthe water by a screw propeller 3,in either event being driven by a l motor 4 connected with one pair of the wheels and the propeller by any convenient train of mechanism preferably controlled by a governor 5K. The motor is wound by key 6.

The motor spring and latch mechanism thereof, lare so proportioned to the wheels that each notch of motor wind represents a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug'. 5, 1919.

Application filed October 23, 1917. Seria1 No. 198,036.

definite distance of motor drive, corresponding preferably to feet of distance, so that the operator can predetermine the distance of travel very accurately by the extent to which the motor is wound.' The positive stop hereinafter described whereby the motor is checked at the same extent of unwind in each case coperates to make this result reliable as the winding always starts at the same position of the spring.

Upon the upper pai-tof the body of my toy I place loose parts adapted to be thrown from the toy by spring action to simulate the explosion, indicating a variety of these parts at 7, 8, 9, 10 and l1 and locating them upon a preferably thin platform 12; so that all can be thrown by engagement of the spring with this single part.

- I prefer to throw the platform and loose parts by a mouse trap form of spring 13 shown in unwound position in Fig. 4 and in wound position engaged by a catch or latch 14 in Figs. 2 and 3. In orderthat I may have the advantage of an additional means of trip for the spring 13, I mount latch 1li upon or connect it with a ram 15 suitably guided in the toy so as to extend beyond the front of the toy to engage an obstacle and trip the latch, releasing the spring. For convenience in limiting the movement of this ram in both directions I place it in the center at thefront but bend it, as at 16, part way back. The bend brings it into' the best position with respect to the spring motor parts at the rear.

I provide two other means of tripping the latch, one by means of a cord 17, which may be directly connected to it and extend out of the body through an aperture 18.

The other is by a motor-tripped doglf) which is so connected as to trip the latch and for this purpose may be mounted directly upon the atch or some connection therewith, as at 20, if desired. This dog is so placed as to be engaged by a projection, such as pin 21, upon some part rotated by the motor, so that the engagement of the projection with the dog will not only withdraw the latch to release the spring 13, but will ultimately check the movement of the motor, always with the parts in the same angular position with respect to each other. It is this reliable stoppage of the motor, in connection with the correlation between the winding subdivisions and the distances traversed which combine to give. reliableA To still further simulate the appearance ofy g an explosion I have provided for a quick upf setting of the body of the toy when on land through the release' of the spring 13, using for this purpose preferably a diiferent-por tion of the travel of the spring from that 'by which the parts are blown up.` The most convenientv part of the stroke for this is the last half of the movement of the spring.

Within the line of travel of the spring'I place a rodl 22 which is normally held in raisedlposition as seen in Fig. L) by a light coilspring 23 engaging a collar 24 on the rod and any suitable frame piece Q5 for this purpose. Duringthe travel of the spring 13, at any convenient part thereof, here shown as at the end of its stroke, I cause the `spring 13 to depress this rod by strikingA it upon the head`26. As the rodv is placedMo'ff center the eifect'is to upset theybody of the toy immediately.

In operation, the spring '13 is set and caught by latch '14. The motor spring -is wound to ltliedesired extent and the toy is started.v` It may be tripped prematurelyV by the ram engaging the obstacle at the front or by the string, in which case, the motor will run down until the pin 21 is stopped in its angular travel by the dog 19. Y

` However, the toy will trip automatically ask soon as the pin21 engages the dog 19 with sufficient force to'relea'se'the latch and the motor will in that event run'but a very short time Y after the spring 13 has been tripped.V

VThe effect of tripping the spring v13) will be, first to throw the platform, or floor 12, `with the loose parts, up inthe aintand next to strike the head of rod 22, forcing the rod down. against the floor on whichthetoy is running and upsetting the toy.

What I claim as'new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 'i 1. In a blow-up toy, a body portion,v parts thereon .adapted to ybe blown up, mechanism for throwing the partsin the air, and means 'for upsetting the body portion in its entirety, operated by said mechanism.

2. A toy, a spring thereon, a catch for engaging the spring, tripping means forthe catch and `upsetting means for the toy, operated by the spring.

3. In a blow-up toy, `a body portion, pal-tg thereon adapted to be thrown, a springengaging the .parts to throw them, upsetting means for the body ofthe toyA engaged by the spring,l latch mcChaIlSm for holding the springinset position andarelease inea-ns for .the latch mechanism.

4. In al blow-up toy, ya. body portion,` a spring thereon, a latch'for the spring, parts Vupon the body portion adapted to be en- 'I release the spring and effective subsequently to stop the motor.

5. In a blow-up toy., Va body portion, a spring thereon, parts upon the body-portion adapted to be engaged by the lspring 'inrelease vmovement of the latter, va latch for motor and wheels Vfor the toy, connection between the winding Vmechanism Vand the motor adapted to engagethemrat intervals of vangular winding Vmovements and Spropor- 'holding the spring insetposition, a `driving tioned lso that each interval corresponds with substantially the same distance oftravel,

'and'engaging devices between-the motor and latch, releasing the spring at the saine4 point Vin the motor travel.l

6.- In ablow-up toy, a biody portion, Y

spring thereon-,parts upon the body poi-tion adapted to be engaged lby, the spring in release Vmovement ofthe latter, a latch for holding the spring 'in setposition, a driving motor and wheels for the toy, 'pawl and ratchet devicesonlthe motor for the winding mechanism th'ereofproportioned so that each notch corresponds. with substantially the same distance of`tra'vel, and engaging devices between theniotor and latch, releasing the springvat the same point in the inotor travel restrainingvthe unwinding movement of thejspring-by the limitofmovement of the latch. V Y

7, In a blow-up t0y,. a body portion, wheels therefonparts upon the body portion adapted'to be thrown, aspring.for throwing the parts, Ia. latch for the spring, releasingineans for the latch,`and a'pin located out of the center line of thebody and movable downwardly to upsetthe bodylportion, and operated 1bysaid spring.

8.,.In'fablow-up toy, a body .portion,a

spring thereon, a latchfor the spring, means i for moving the latch torelease the spring and bodily upsettingl and blow-up features operated during the release movement of said spring,

. 9. .Ina blow-up toy, abodyportion, parts adapted .tote blown iiptaspring forth'row; i

ing thepataa latch lforthe. spring, a drivingnrmotorfor the toy, Vandimotor-operated release mechanism for thelatch, effective to stop excessivey unwindingmovement of the motor.

wOSCAR F, HABERLAND.'

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